First Look – S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cross-Z

Thanks to @_Erasu on Twitter we have our first look at S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Cross-Z! The secondary rider from Kamen Rider Build looks absolutely gorgeous in these first look images. No release information available as of this moment but we will update as soon as there is.

I absolutely don't get this. If the secondary Rider would've been a giant asshole, or maybe a villain or something worse, then I'd understand that they don't want it to possibly clog shelves. But they also released Night Rogue of all things at retail so what's up with that?

But Cross-Z is a Web-Exclusive? Freakin' Banjo Ryuga? The actual second most important character in the show who was there ever since the very beginning? The actor is a nice guy too from what I've seen, what the actual fuck.

This Web-Exclusive shit gets weirder every year and I don't like it one bit.

1. Spectre shelf-warmed and is available for cheap. Secondary Rider.
2. Brave and Snipe (Level 2) shelf-warmed and are available for relatively cheap. Secondary/Third Riders.
3. Possible permanent form change for the character (or death in the show, meaning by the time it's released, will no longer be on show)

A Web-Exclusive? This is insanely perplexing. Not only is Ryuuga such an important character, (and they even had the Cross-Z suit on the main site since the site launched!) but didn't pre-orders for Build sell out almost instantly?

I mean I get he won't be around much, but this suit has had so much focus since the start even that this decision is just baffling.